Hi! Thank you for sending the link to your game! I'll start with the positives:
Positives:
- It’s great that you made a cutscene at the beginning of the game. It’s clear right away what’s happening and how we ended up in the creepy house.
- Good character animation. The animations are smooth and blend well together, although the heroine hunches a bit awkwardly while running.
- It’s nice that there are detailed settings. Being able to customize the game is always a plus.
Negatives:
- The text is broken and unpolished. First, it appears very quickly and also disappears quickly. At times, the text takes up half the screen, making it hard to read. Occasionally, the camera first shows the car and then the character, which seems odd.
- While there is SFX, unfortunately, it’s broken. Sometimes sounds play multiple times, stacking over each other and ruining the atmosphere.
- There are rooms with lamps that have an Emission material applied, but there’s no light coming from them, which looks strange.
- Why include space under the house if the player can easily get stuck there? I had to restart the game twice because I got trapped.
- The UI decisions are very odd. I was shown a list of all possible events on the map, and it took up nearly a quarter of the screen. Why not make this a separate window? I also didn’t understand how to select options in the list; sometimes it would let me, but it felt random.
- I didn’t understand the game’s purpose. If it’s a Phasmophobia-style mechanic, how does it end? There are no enemies or threats. After I made a selection from the list, the game just restarted. Overall, the game feels broken.
Conclusion: A strange game—I can’t say I enjoyed it. The overcomplicated controls gave me hope it would be interesting, but only about 30% of the buttons seem to work. It feels like the game doesn’t have a clear sense of purpose. I don’t understand what we’re supposed to be doing or what the goal is. In any case, I hope my review isn’t too harsh and that maybe in the next game jam, you’ll make a much better game! Thank you for the game.